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Emma Grigsby Meharg |
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100 S. Joliet St., in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 10' 37.96236000012",
-101° 42' 47.8565200008"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Born in Lynnville, Tenn.; moved to Texas with parents, Jasper N. and Mary A. (Calvert) Grigsby, 1883. Graduated from college, became a teacher, married Samuel W. Meharg. Came to Plainview (1902), where she and husband were educators. She helped organize clubs, First Presbyterian Church, U.S.A, civic endeavors. Had daughter and son. Won international renown, 1925, as Texas' first woman Secretary of State, by appointment of first woman Governor, Miriam A. Ferguson. Erected - 1972
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Emma Grigsby Meharg Historical Marker Location Map, Plainview, Texas
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